Word: strife
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...city's business community also complain that Salisbury snubbed them, argue that the extreme racists cited in the articles are not the true caretakers of the white viewpoint. The moderates state that Salisbury dealt with the worst examples of racial violence, created an illusion of perpetual strife, and overlooked the fact that Birmingham Negroes have the highest standard of living of any in the South...
Strike for a Kingdom, by Menna Gallic. A brief and beautifully written first novel of labor strife in the Welsh coal fields...
...stuffed toy tiger propped up on the back seat. Finally the Speaker, in his legislative robes and wig, strode majestically into the chamber, followed by the sergeant at arms bearing the golden mace of authority. "Extraordinary," said Macmillan with pleasure. "Nigeria has come to the threshold of independence without strife or bitterness between our two peoples...
...major towns of the Congo last week, he heard the insistent cries of nationalist leaders for Congolese independence. But from the dark interior of the Kasai province came ominous notice that, once Belgian control ends, the self-rule everyone seemed to want will bring with it barbarism and strife...
Automation without strife is not a matter of what management does but how management does it. In the auto industry, Autoworkers President Walter Reuther early took the position: "We do not oppose the introduction of more efficient technology. We do insist, however, that a modicum of social responsibility be exercised in its introduction." Taking Reuther at his word, the auto companies in 1958 put in their contract provisions for early retirement as well as severance pay when machines displace workers. The Big Three also gave displaced workers first crack at new automated jobs, and Ford eliminated the 27-year...